Daming pirates

In addition to the factories that are continuously exporting various advanced weapons and various light industrial products, the scale of Tamsui Boathouse here has also been greatly developed. Originally there were five slipways, but now it has increased to more than a dozen.

There are so many craftsmen in the boat house that they number in the thousands.

Moreover, the shipyard's products are much richer than in the past. It is not only limited to the construction of small and medium-sized ships, or the sudden construction of the Feihao Clipper.

The current boathouse can already build large ships with thousands of materials, and whether it is a Western-style sailing ship or a Chinese-style sailing ship, it can already be built here.

Almost every month, ships are launched, and there are more than one. The application of traffic regulations has made standardized production possible and has been put into practice, making the shipbuilding efficiency here much higher than that of land-based shipyards.

Many times, the parts and components of many ships are prefabricated in advance in large work sheds on the shore, and are finally transported directly to the slipway for assembly. Therefore, the shipbuilding speed here is naturally many times higher than that of shipyards on land.

And because of standardized production, perfect management systems, and strict quality requirements, the quality of the ships built here is much higher than that of ships built by land-based shipyards.

Nowadays, most of the warships or merchant ships used by Sea Wolf for its own use have been produced by its own boathouse. In addition, considering that the dock facilities in Tamsui are limited and not considered a natural harbor, when Yu Xiaotian was developing Kaohsiung,

It has been decided to take advantage of the superior conditions of Gaoping River, follow the method of developing the upper reaches of Tamsui River, and open another large boathouse in Kaohsiung.

A large amount of wood is harvested in the upper reaches of Gaoping River, and then floated down the river to the mouth of the river, where it is picked up and dried in the sun, or directly dried for use in shipbuilding.

Nowadays, the Kaohsiung Shipyard has already been put into production. A part of the shipwrights from the Tamsui Shipyard have been moved to the Kaohsiung Shipyard to work. As a result, the two major shipyards started working at the same time, and dozens of ships of various types can be built every year. This speed is

Surprisingly, in addition to replacing obsolete ships, it also greatly enhanced their maritime strength.

When Yu Xiaotian arrived in Tamsui City, two large ships of more than a thousand materials were being built on two large slipways here. Moreover, these two ships were both Western-style galenic ships with smooth hull lines, sharp bows, and strong features.

Angle of attack, but the deck is straight, the forecastle is eliminated, and the stern is also relatively lower in height, making this type of ship better adaptable to ocean navigation and withstand greater winds and waves.

Many people may be confused when talking about large ships with thousands of materials, but when converted into tonnage, the full load displacement of these two ships can basically reach six to seven hundred tons without any problem.

Such a large ship is probably nothing in Europe at present. At best, it can only be ranked among the third and fourth class battleships in the British Navy's sailing battleship classification. But that was the British Navy's decades later.

, the classification of classes has just been officially promulgated. At present, the British Navy has not yet systematically classified them, but such ships are at least their main warships.

Europe may already have sail warships larger than this at this time, with a maximum displacement of close to 2,000 tons. However, there are only a few such giant ships in Europe, and most of the main warships are currently between 500 and 600 tons.

The ships on the left and right, and the armed merchant ships, are basically all of this size.

Although this kind of Galen ship has only two artillery decks, the upper and lower decks, it still has nearly sixty guns. The lower deck can carry twenty-four twenty-four-pound cannons, and twelve cannons are arranged on the left and right sides.

A total of twenty-two 12-pounder long guns are arranged on the left and right sides of the deck, seven 12-pounder short guns can be arranged on the poop deck, and three 32-pound carronade guns can be arranged at the bow.

This kind of firepower density is now almost enough for Yu Xiaotian to walk sideways on the Asian sea. Even if the Dutch bring their East India Company's strongest warship, Yu Xiaotian will not be afraid of them now.

If Yu Xiaotian hadn't been able to take care of them at the moment, he would have wanted to drive these big ships to them to demonstrate and let them see it. You Europeans are not the only ones who can build this kind of Galen ships. Now,

Nowadays, I feel like building it is just for fun.

If Yu Xiaotian didn't have enough funds to build hundreds of them casually, he would now want to build a lot of them, directly send these Europeans back to Europe, and completely control the routes from Asia to Europe.

Trade routes, in that case, his profits will be much richer.

It's a pity that for the time being, he has to focus on competing in the Central Plains. The construction of the army has taken up a lot of his funds and energy. Therefore, although he has successfully experimentally built three or four such high-end Western-style warships, he cannot

Go all out to build this kind of ship.

Generally speaking, although there are still many problems in the current industrialization process in Tamsui City, it is on the right track overall. In addition, there is a nearly buggy Blacksmith Zhang, who has now transformed from an iron maniac to a

I became a mechanical maniac and spent the whole day thinking about trying out some new gadgets.

The mechanical notes that Yu Xiaotian gave him opened up a whole new field for Zhang Tiejiang and made him obsessed with it. Now Yu Xiaotian has assigned Zhang Tiejiang more than ten students, all of whom are only fourteen or fifteen years old.

Although he is only 2 years old, he has already completed his primary studies in Sea Wolf's school.

And through the missionaries provided by the church, these students have also systematically received many professional educations in mathematics and physics. In this way, when they learn the principles of mechanics, it will be much easier and they will accept and understand them faster.

, far more than ordinary people.

Also, Yu Xiaotian re-standardized weights and measures, whether it was length or weight, and made standard measuring instruments to re-standardize the current confusing units of weights and measures in the Ming Dynasty, and produced a more accurate micrometer, also known as a vernier caliper.

This further improves the accuracy of industrial production parts and makes it easier to formulate various production specifications.

In short, although the current industrialization process has not yet made Yu Xiaotian feel satisfied, it is already at a stage before taking off. As long as he continues to develop persistently, he believes that the industrialization revolution will definitely reach a higher level in China.

The West came earlier.

It is precisely because of the industrialization process here that Yu Jiajun can continuously obtain a variety of advanced weapons. In addition to the ordinary machinery industry, he has also tried his best to use the chemical knowledge he knows a long time ago.

Experiment with various chemical raw materials.

In particular, basic chemical raw materials such as three acids and two alkali are what he is striving for. Only by solving these things first can we truly promote the industrial revolution.

Of course, this kind of thing does not happen overnight. Now Yu Xiaotian can only obtain a small amount of hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid through laboratory methods. He can also obtain nitric acid in small quantities through laboratory methods, but he wants to obtain large quantities of it.

Production is not very realistic at present, and we can only find solutions step by step.

But this is a good thing after all. It is estimated that after he comes back this time, it will not take long before he can produce several acids and alkalis in small batches. As long as these few things can be produced, then his industry will be

will completely enter the take-off stage.

Not to mention anything else, as long as he produces soda ash and caustic soda, the glass industry will reach a higher level, and the quality of the glass products produced will be much better than before, and his soap industry will also benefit from the gains.

Necessary raw materials were obtained to further expand production scale.

Nowadays, the output of these two flagship products is still a bit too low. Only the most high-end people can afford to consume it, and consumption cannot be opened up. Once the soda ash and caustic soda are solved, the production of soap can be greatly expanded.

With the capacity, the price can then be lowered so that more people can afford it. In addition, it can also be exported to Europe in large quantities to obtain greater profits.

Not to mention acid, let alone nitric acid. As long as the trial production of nitric acid is successful, he can find a way to trial production of high explosives in the next step. Even if he is not in a hurry to produce large quantities of high explosives, he can at least trial produce mercury nitrate first.

It's mercury fulminate. With mercury fulminate, he can make flash caps.

After making the flash cap, he can improve the flintlock gun into a flash cap gun, which greatly improves the fire rate of the musket. In addition, after the gun is replaced with a flash cap, it will have stronger all-weather combat capabilities, especially

Affected by strong winds and rainy days, it will be greatly reduced.

In short, the chemical industry must also keep up with the development of the mechanical industry. Otherwise, it will be like a person walking on two legs, with one leg shorter and always unable to walk smoothly and unable to walk fast.

This time when Yu Xiaotian came back, he planned to make a breakthrough in this area first and trial-produce industrial nitric acid as soon as possible. The next step would be to trial-produce mercury fulminate to completely solve the flash cap problem.

As long as the flash cap problem is solved, he can export weapons, especially muskets, and sell them to people in need. No matter who buys his flash cap gun, he must buy the flash cap from him.

Dare to be his enemy, otherwise he will cut off the supply of flash caps at any time, and those who buy his flash cap guns will have their muskets turned into fire sticks, which will be useless.

In addition, the flash cap can also completely change many things, such as the clumsy grenades they have now. With the flash cap, the firing mechanism can be improved, and the operator no longer has to light the fuse every time before throwing it out.

Furthermore, he can create a firing mechanism, a decent mine, and a shell fuse with a spring firing mechanism. The next step is to trial-produce a rifled gun and create a safer and more practical explosive grenade.

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During this period of time, Yu Xiaotian has been thinking about this matter in his spare time while fighting. He has already had a few preliminary ideas. After he comes back, he will send people to follow his ideas.

Once the test is successful, he can produce nitric acid in small batches, and then he will not be far away from creating something like mercury fulminate.

(I won’t say much more about this aspect. First, it may violate the rules. Second, there is suspicion of water injection. If you are interested, go check it out yourself. In short, there will always be a way! Haha)